Vladimir Putin had telephone conversations with President of France Emmanuel Macron, said the official Internet-portal of the Kremlin.
It is noted that the interview took place at the initiative of the French side.
The presidents discussed the situation in North-Eastern Syria and stressed the need to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of this country.
Noted the importance of launching inter-Syrian dialogue during the constitutional Department, which will be convened by the end of October in Geneva under the auspices of the UN.
Putin and macron also exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine and stressed the lack of an alternative implementation of the Minsk agreements to resolve the fall.
"From Kiev requires the unconditional implementation of all the agreements reached in the Normandy format and in a Contact group. Most importantly, This concerns the withdrawal of personnel and equipment for 2 of the agreed sections of the contact line near the village of Golden and Peter, as well as the implementation in the Ukrainian law " formula Steinmeier ", - reported in the report of the Kremlin.
The Russian President also drew the attention that the summit in "Norman format" could take place under his careful training. This will give you the opportunity to develop fresh steps during the implementation of the Minsk agreements, signed In the leadership of the Russian Federation.
for its part, the elysö?e Palace said that the Makron in a conversation with Putin showed the importance of maintaining the ceasefire in the Syrian Arab Republic.
"yesterday the meeting in Sochi between President Putin and President (Recep Tayyip) Erdogan conversation was focused mainly on the situation in the North-East of Syria. The head of state drew attention to the importance